This blog is devoted to sharing my interest in and knowledge of the history and cluture of the ancient Near East.

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Attending Annual ARCE Meeting

I will be attending the annual meeting of the American Research Center in Egypt in Houston starting this coming Friday. There are some interesting papers being presented and I am looking forward to hearing what new insights the speakers will be giving us. I am particularly looking forward to two papers being presented on the newly discovered Pharaoh Senebkay (Dynasty 16). I will also be seeing the Egyptian collection at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for the first time and that should be interesting.

Needless to say, I will post some updates on this blog when I get back.

About Me

I have worked in the securities industry for more than thirty years and founded a consulting firm (ASJ International, Inc.) in the financial services industry in 2009. I also trade stocks and options.
I have a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from City University of New York and have been studying the Ancient Near East for over 40 years. I was formerly the Secretary of the Egyptological Seminar of New York and have lectured there and at City University of New York. I can read Akkadian, Sumerian and Ancient Egyptian.